page-turner
Americannoun
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page-turners
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of page-turner
First recorded in 1970–75
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It is newly arrived in paperback, and a perfect summer page-turner.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Red Carpet” was a New York Times Editors' Choice, called a "page-turner" by Foreign Affairs, and named one of the best books ever written about Hollywood by Esquire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
The judges said: "A novel about class ascension and a man who is remarkably detached from his desires, and a disquisition on the art of being alive. It is also an absolute page-turner."
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
However, both he and Fiennes are thrown by the reaction some audiences have had to the movie, celebrating “Conclave” as an addictive, eminently meme-able page-turner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
Tim O’Reilly Publisher and Founder, O’Reilly and Associates Doctorow has created a rich and exciting vision of the future, and then wrote a page-turner of a story in it.
From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
Whether you’re seeking a sun-soaked Italian adventure or a spicy sports romance, these 6 must-read summer romance page-turners offer sweet escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Emily was followed by a slew of page-turners in similar, breathy vein: Bella, Harriet, Imogen and Prudence.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
Her true genre is uplifting, forward-thinking, character-driven science fiction: cozy page-turners attuned to diplomacy, tea drinking, alien minds and the urgent power of self-definition.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 20, 2023
There’s a reason so many of these books are dubbed page-turners.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2020
I love page-turners, especially when they are as unusual as this novel.
From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
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